CHAPTER 12: Adventures In The Elements

[Open on the Owl House living room]

Luz and Sora are reading pamphlets about Hexside, labeled "Hexside Facts and Trivia." It has a picture of Principal Bump on the back along with his quote, "Education is the real magic."

(NOTE: Eeyup.)

Luz: King, listen to this!

King: *laying on Luz's stomach* Hey! Less ready, more scratchy!

Luz: *sits up* Sorry! Now that I'll be a student at Hexside, I wanna learn all about it! I've got a new crush, and her name is Education!

King: *bites the pamphlet* Nyah!

Eda kicks the front door open.

Eda: Hey freeloaders! Guess what today is?

Luz: Is it your birthday!?

Sora: Is it?

King: Is it my birthday?

Hooty: It's my birthday!

Eda: No! *closes front door* It's human treasure day!

Eda tosses the Portal Door into the air. It unfolds and opens. Owlbert flies through, dragging a giant sack. The sack tears when he flips it onto the floor, revealing a pile of human garbage. The door closes, and Eda then hops onto the pile.

Eda: Ahh, fresh garbage.

King: Ooo, gimme gimme gimme!

King pulls out a teddy bear.

King: Yes! Another worthy addition to my army of terror!

King yanks on the stuffed bear cord.

Stuffed Bear: I love cuddles and kisses!

King: Truly horrifying!

Eda: *to Luz and Sora* Yo, kids. Your trash pile's getting cold. While mine's getting hot! *pulls out a wire clothes hangar* I have never seen such an extravagant earring.

Sora: Eda, I'm sure those aren't earings.

Luz: You can have my trash. Whoa! Did you know that Hexside was built on the bones of its rival school? One it literally conquered!?

Luz shows off the pamphlet, a picture of a much younger Principal Bump standing on various Glandus students, being cheered on by fellow Hexside students. The school burns behind them. Eda, now wearing two clothing hangars as earrings, is looking in a mirror.

Eda: Yes, I know all these things. I went there. It was the most harrowing period of my life. *to her reflection* Oh, hello!

Luz: Can you imagine it, Sora? Us, in the halls of Hexside, studying with Willow and Gus and- maybe even Amity.

Luz suddenly realizes something.

Luz: Amity! Oh, cramity! We're supposed to meet so I can get my Azura book back!

Luz runs out, slams the door, and then reopens the door.

Luz: You coming, Sora?

Sora: Nah, I'm good. I actually wanna check out the stuff Owlbert brought back. Say "hi" to Amity for me.
*walks to the pile*

Eda: *fist-pumped* Alright, Sora!

Luz: Oh, ok. I love you guys!

Hooty: And I love you, Lu-!

Luz slams the door again.

Hooty: Aaah!

Eda: Eh, who needs her? Sora, enjoy the pile!

Sora nods at Eda and starts to look through the pile.

King: Yeah! This bear could be our new Luz.

Eda and Sora look at King pulling the stuffed bear's cord.

Stuffed Bear: Being without you is just unBEARable.

King: No!

King throws the stuffed bear to the floor.

King: You're unbearable!

Sora chuckles.

[Cut to the market]

Luz is running through the crowd, looking for Amity.

Luz: Amity, Amity, Amity, Amity. Gotta find that- oh! There she is.

[Cut to Amity, standing and looking around]

Luz: Hey Amity! Luz is finally here!

Edric and Emira suddenly appear in front of Luz, surprising her.

Edric/Emira: Hi Luz!

Luz: Aa! *falls*

Edric/Emira: *laughing*

Amity: Edric! Emira! Stop bothering her! *helps Luz up* Sorry, Luz, they insisted on coming for some reason.

Emira: *squishing Amity's face* Because we wove you, baby sister! Ah!

Amity: *shoves Emira off* They've been extra protective and nice towards me to make up for the library incident.

Edric: *leaning in* And we still apologize every day.

Amity pushes Edric away and pulls a book out of her bag.

Amity: In any case, here's your book.

Luz takes the book.

Luz: So, what'd you think?

Amity folds her arm and adverts Luz's eyes with a small smile.

Amity: It was... fine.

Luz pulls a drawing out of the book.

Luz: So fine you drew yourself with Malingale the Mysterious Soothsayer?

Amity, blushing, draws a spell circle to destroy her drawing.

Luz: This is great! Maybe we could even start an Azura club at school when we're classmates!

Amity: When we're what?

Luz: Surprise! *pulls out the pamphlet* I'm enrolling at Hexside! Actually, Sora and I are enrolling. We'll be classmates!

Amity was pleasantly surprised, then wondered.

Amity: Oh! That's nice! Wait, where is Sora?

Emira: Yeah, where is he?

Edric: He's a riot.

Luz: He stayed back at the house. He's looking through treasures Eda brought back.

[Cut to Eda and Sora going through the piles]

Eda: Whatcha got there, kid?

Sora: Oh, cool! I found a deck of blank cards. You know they're of excellent quality.

Eda: You don't say.

Sora: Hmmm...

[Cut back to Luz and Amity]

Luz: He says, "hi."

Amity: Oh. Well, give him my "hi" as well.

Luz: Sure.

Amity: Oh! Luz, I just remembered something.

Luz: What's up?

Amity: To be in my class, you need to take a placement exam and prove that you've mastered two spells.

She shows the requirements on the pamphlet to Luz.

Amity: We know Sora would easily pass the exam, no problem. And I know you have your light thing. But, do you know anything else?

Luz: Placement exam?

[Close up on Luz's face]

Luz: Spells?

Emira: Quit giving her a hard time, Mittens.

Edric: Yeah, of course, she knows two spells. Right, Luz?

Luz: Pff. Yeah. 'Course I know two spells! *laughs nervously*

Amity: I hope so. Because if you don't, they'll put you in the baby class.

Amity hands Luz the pamphlet back, now flipped to the baby class page.

Edric: Oooh! Brain idea!

Edric kneels in front of Amity. Emira leans on Amity's back, trapping her between them.

Emira: What if we all trained together? We could show off what we know!

Edric: What do you say, Luz?

Emira: Oooh! And Sora too!

Edric: Totally! We can see his awesome moves!

Luz: Uh, actually, I have other training plans in a very far away place that I have to go to right now. *pretends to walk away* Bye! *actually leaves*

[Cut to the Owl House kitchen]

Eda is reading a book titled "Bending Ingredients to Your Will." As sora helps to prepare vegetables.

Sora: You sure this'll work?

Eda: Totally, I got it this time.

Eda and Sora began humming.

Eda: Wow, a surprisingly peaceful domestic moment.

Sora: Yeah, really nice.

Eda: Now I wonder, when will it be ruined?

Luz slams the front door open.

Eda and Sora were startled a bit.

Luz: Edaaaa!

Eda: There it is.

Luz: Eda, Eda! Eda! *spins, falls* You have to teach me a new spell right now!

Eda: Sorry, Luz! These vegetables won't cook themselves... yet. Sora, hand me the potion.

Sora does just that, and Eda dumps a potion onto vegetables. As a result, they all grow arms and legs. Eda then motions the vegetables to the pot.

Eda: Alright, everybody in the pot!

The vegetables scream and run away as Eda and Sora watch them go.

Eda: Why do I always think that's gonna work?

Luz stands up.

Luz: But I need to know two spells to get into decent classes at Hexside. I can make light glyphs.

Luz pulls one out and activates it, and it blinds Eda.

Eda: Aah!

Luz: But at the end of the day, that's the only spell I knoooooow. *falls face-first to the floor*

Eda: And whose fault is that?

Sora/Luz: *Luz muffled* Yours!

Eda: ...Hah! Yep. Got me there.

Luz: *stands* Just teach me a spell now. Any spell! It can be the darkest evil.

Sora: *points at Luz* No darkness.

Eda: Well, I have been researching my texts on wild magic, but I'm much too busy right now.

Eda throws the book in the pot, and Sora notices.

Sora: ?

Luz: Come on, Eda! You're the most powerful witch on the Boiling Isles. How would it look if your apprentice got thrown into the baby class?

Sora: *to Luz* Baby class?

Luz: Oh yeah, we have to take a placement exam and prove we know at least two spells. Doing so will put you in normal classes. Failing will put in classes full of babies.

Sora: Oh.

Eda: Well, no need to worry, Sora. You're guaranteed to pass with your skills.

Luz frowns.

Luz: Of course, he is! But I'm not! That's why I need to learn another spell, now!

Eda and Sora's eyes widen in shock at Luz's shouting. Eda frowns a bit, while Sora shows concern.

Eda: Kid, calm yourself.

Sora: Luz, please calm down. We get it. This is important to you.

Luz realizes what just happened and calms down with a deep breath.

Luz: I-I'm sorry. *adverts Sora and Eda's eyes* You're right.

Eda claps her hands together.

Eda: Ok. This looks like a job for magic boot camp.

King: *opens back door* Did someone say boot camp? I agree to run it. We'll rise at dawn! You'll carry me on your back as I yell hateful things about your performance!

Eda: Nope. You'll have no part in this. Luz needs to focus, and we can't have her go all weird when you do something adorable.

King: I am not adorable! *stomps*

Sora/Luz: Aww, he stamped his wittle foot!

King squeals and leaves, slamming the door behind him. It reopens. He slams it again. It reopens. He slams it harder.

Eda: Now, no time to waste. You'll have to follow my teachings exactly. We gotta go somewhere special.

Luz: Yes!

Eda: A place where magic energy just flows.

Luz: *climbs onto the counter; louder* Yes!

[Cut to Eda, Sora, and Luz standing in winter gear surrounded by snow]

Eda: A place like the Knee!

Luz: YES!

Luz's cry echoes across the Isles.

[Cut to Eda, Luz, and Sora walking through the snow plains]

[Play Kingdom Hearts 3 - Frozen Wonderland - Extended]

Eda: The earliest witches came to the Knee to develop their magic, drawn to its natural power.

Luz: *gasp* It's beautiful!

Luz and Sora see the ruins covered in snow are shown.

Sora: *thinking* Reminds me of Arendelle.

Eda: *gestures to the side* Though, it's not without its dangers.

Luz screams as she sees a large creature gnawing on a tree trunk.

Sora: Woah. What's that?

Eda: The Slitherbeast! Don't worry, if you don't mess with him, he won't mess with you.

Luz blows a raspberry at the Slitherbeast. It bites through the tree trunk and sniffs in Luz's direction. Luz yelps and runs off with Sora following in soot.

Eda: Here's where we'll set up shop.

Luz: I'll definitely learn my second spell here! Gorgeous views, magic in the air. And best of all, we're completely alone!

A pink light illuminates her.

Eda/Sora: Watch out!

Eda and Sora tackle Luz seconds before a pink fireball hits the spot Luz had been standing in. Eda and Sora pop up over the rocks they fell behind with their weapons drawn. Luz also pops up.

Luz: *gasp*

Amity: Sorry, whoever's over there!

Luz ducks back down and hid her face with her hat.

Luz: Forget teaching me a spell. Just make me disappear.

Eda: Well, okay, but I've got a 60/40 record of making you re-appear...

Sora: Uhh, Eda?

Eda: Oh! You meant- Ah, never mind.

[End Kingdom Hearts 3 - Frozen Wonderland - Extended]

Edric and Emira wave.

Edric: Hey Luz!

Emira: Sora!

Edric: Hey, it's us!

Luz: Okay, let's do this. *stands and waves* Hey guys!

Eda: Who are they?

Luz: *grabs Eda's jacket* Be cool! If they know I haven't mastered two spells; they'll think I belong in the baby class!

Amity: *walking toward them* What's that about the baby class?

Eda: Only that it's for babies, and Luz here clearly isn't a baby. *to Luz* Nailed it. *whistles and walks away*

Luz: Amity! *slips* Wha... What are you doing here?

Sora walks around the stone.

Amity: I'm here to train. I'm trying to beat Ed and Em's highest score on the exam.

Emira: *popping up from behind Amity* Aw, Mittens. That's impossible!

Edric: *also popping up from behind Amity* She still needs to use a training wand to learn new spells. So what are you two workin' on? Something powerful?

Sora: We're helping Luz to work on powerful spells. Right, Luz?

Luz: Yup! Powerful spells! I'm workin' on one that's so crazy! Eda's a pretty incredible teacher.

Eda: *carrying a basket of snowballs* Luz! I shall now teach you how to identify different types of snow- by taste! *holds out a snowball* Go on, eat the snow. *shoves it in Luz's face*

Sora looks at Eda with one raised eyebrow.

Emira: Is this some kind of... special magic?

Amity: *arms folding* Ahem. I don't think the Owl Lady wants to show us any of her... powerful spells. *leaves*

Eda points at her mouth full of snowballs; swallows.

Eda: Oooh. Brain freeze! Brain freeze!

Emira: See you around, humans! Good luck with your, uh, training.

Edric picks up a clump of snow and tries to lick it. Emira knocks it out of his hand and drags him away.

Edric: Aw.

Edric and Luz wave to each other.

Luz: Eda! Can you please take this seriously?

Eda: You need to take me seriously. Go taste snow without my guidance. See where it gets you.

Luz looks down.

Eda: Oh. *sighs* Don't worry, kid. *ruffles Luz's hair* If you listen to me, soon you'll be doing stuff like that.

They look at the Blights. Amity reads from Magic 101, then aims her training wand at a tree and draws a spell circle with it. The produced fireball destroys the tree—the battery light on the training wand flashes.

Eda: And it won't be with some wack training wand. It'll be the real deal. But you have to trust me, okay?

Luz: *nods* Okay. I trust you.

Eda: We've covered snow, so now it's on to smelling moss. *pulls moss out of her pocket* Now the trick is, *shoves the moss up her nose* you really gotta get it up in there.

Luz's expression falls.

As Eda continues her "lessons" with Luz, Sora shows concern for Luz. She was wondering that despite Eda being a powerful witch, could Luz actually learn from Eda.

Sora: *thinking* ...Maybe I... could?

LATER...

Eda and Sora sit in front of a fire drinking out of mugs, and Luz walks out from the forest.

Luz: Ugh. Okay. I've identified the smells of three different rocks, sorted all the twigs from big to small, and found your glove and your hand. *lifts glove off of Eda's detached hand*

Eda: Ah, I was wondering where that thing went.

Eda screws her hand back on.

Luz: So what now?

[Cut to Amity training with Edric and Emira]

Amity sends a jet of fire at Edric with the training wand. He dodges it. Emira summons an arm of snow. Amity blocks and destroys it with a shield. Amity dispels the shield and waves at Luz. Edric uses the distraction to make Amity sink in the snow until only her hand is showing.

Luz giggles, and Sora smiles.

Eda: Hey. I know my lessons seem weird, but this is what wild magic is all about! Making a connection with nature. The earliest witches understood that. Human witches need to understand it too. You wanna learn a second spell?

Luz: With all my heart.

Eda: Then you have to learn from the island.

Eda guides Luz and Sora to a rock and makes Luz sit down.

Eda: Now, look.

Sora: Woah.

The rock overlooks the Titan. Its Ribs are nearly the same height as the Knee, and Its Skull is towering even from the opposite end of the Isles. Luz stares at the sight in awe as the wind blows past her.

Eda: And think about what the island is trying to tell you.

Eda leaves as Luz takes a deep breath. Sora does as well, but not before looking at Luz for a brief second.

Luz: Alright, Luz. Look. Look with everything you've got. Focus. *raises her right hand and speaks through it*

Luz's Right Hand: Focus? On what? On you'll be stuck in the baby class?

Luz: No! Don't think like that!

Luz Left Hand: Face it, you'll never get a second spell following Eda's lessons.

Luz: Silence, hands!

A crash gets her attention. Amity has destroyed a pillar with her training wand.

Emira: [offscreen] Amity! Dinner's ready!

Edric: [offscreen] I caught a bat!

Amity: Edric, don't eat that.

Amity puts her book and wand into her tent then walks off.

Luz: If I wanna be in the same class as Amity, I'm gonna need to learn magic like Amity.

Luz's Left Hand: Great work, Luz!

Luz: Shh! I don't need your validation.

[Cut to where Edric is holding a bat]

Emira and Amity glare at him.

Emira: Ed, give me the bat.

Edric: No! If we're not gonna eat it, I wanna keep it as a pet! *runs off*

Emira and Amity follow him.

Emira: Get back here before that thing bites you!

Luz sneaks into the Blights' tent and is startled by Sora.

Sora: What do you think you're doing?

Luz: Sora! I-I was just-

Sora: Trying to take Amity's wand without her permission?

Luz tries to put up a poker face.

Luz: Uhhh-

Sora: Luz.

Luz: !

Sora: Follow me.

Luz: Uh-...ok.

[Cut to Sora and Luz walking to a secluded area not far from their camp]

Luz: Sora, what are we doing here?

Sora remains his back turned.

[Play Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep -Ventus- Extended [Redux]]

Sora: Luz. You're frustrated with Eda's lessons... are you?

Luz: I-

Sora: It's ok, I won't tell her.

Luz: *sigh* Yeah.

Sora: And you are frustrated with me too?

Luz: W-why do you ask?

Sora: Remember that shout of yours earlier?

[Flashback of the three in the kitchen from earlier]

Luz: ...I-I'm not frustrated with you. Just... jealous of you.

Sora: Of me? Why?

Luz: *sigh* We're both humans. We both experienced a world of magic and have mentors. And yet, you're so much better than me in terms of magic. You got your magic with your keyblade and got lessons from a wizard or two. And they're no doubt professional and practical. Meanwhile, my lessons are rather... unconventional. Don't get me wrong, I trust and appreciate Eda. I just wish her lessons were more... normal and straightforward.

Sora: ...I see.

Luz: ...I'm sorry, Sora.

Sora: No need to apologize. In fact...

Luz: ?

Sora turns around.

[End Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep -Ventus- Extended [Redux]]

Sora: Luz. What would you say if I helped you with your training?

Luz: Huh? But, didn't you say you couldn't or don't know how to teach me magic?!

Sora: True. I may not know how to teach you my style of magic, but I think I have an idea of improving yours.

Luz: *gasp* You do?! How?

Sora: Remember back when the Heartless first showed up at the house?

Luz: Yeah?

Sora: Then you remember how we saw the pattern on your light glyph spell?

Luz gasps as she has a flashback of that night during the boiling rains.

Sora: What if... my magic has those patterns? We could see them, and you can draw and cast them the same way you did with the light?

[Play Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX -Sora- Extended [Redux]]

Luz: *gasp* That could be it!

Luz runs up to Sora and hugs him tightly.

Luz: Sora, you're the best!

Sora: *hugs back* Yes, yes I am.

They both let go.

Sora: *fist-pumped* Let's get to work!

Luz: *fist-pumped* Yeah!

Sora: Ok.

Sora looks around and then down to the ground.

Sora: Ok, Let's try this.

Sora extends his left arm and summons a fireball.

Sora: Luz, look closely at the fireball. Do you see any patterns?

Luz leans in a bit to see.

Luz: Hmmm, no.

Sora: Hm.

Sora looks down to the ground and shoots the fireball at it.

Sora: How about now?

Luz looks down on the melted snow and the smoldering ground.

Luz: *gasp* I-I see it.

Sora: Huh? Woah.

They both see a pattern on the burnt ground. The pattern features a large circle at the bottom of the spell circle with a dot in the center. On top is a smaller circle with a curved triangle on top. Another curved triangle is also included on top of the bigger circle, which goes over the smaller circle.

Luz: Ok! Gotta draw it!

Sora: Wait.

Luz: Huh?

Sora: Take these.

Sora hands Luz the blank deck of cards he found in his pile from earlier and a pen.

Luz: Blank cards and a pen?

Sora: Yeah. You can draw the glyphs you see on them and have them ready on the spot to use.

Luz: *gasp* Great idea!

Luz draws the fire glyph on the card and taps it. The card ignites into a fireball, and Luz holds on to it. Then, Luz gasps and throws it at a nearby tree, leaving a huge burnt mark.

Luz: *fist-pumped* Yes! It works!

Sora: *fist-pumped* Nice job! Oh, I got another idea. First, draw some light and fire glyphs. Then, let's see if you can weaponize the card glyphs themselves.

Luz's eyes shined with stars with excitement.

Luz: Ok!

[End Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX -Sora- Extended [Redux]]

Eda: [offscreen] Hold it right there!

Luz and Sora turn around to see Eda.

Eda: *frowning* What... are you doing, Sora?

Luz glares.

Luz: He's helping me train with my magic. What would you have me do? Eat more snow? Lick a rock?

Eda: *pauses* Okay, so maybe my methods are... unique, but so is your magic. Connecting to the island can help you. Sora, you shouldn't be undermining my training.

Sora: Eda, I wasn't trying too-

Luz: Well, he's already helped me. Just watch what I can do!

She draws out two fire glyph cards and activates them. Luz tries to combine the two fireballs into one. However, Luz loses control of the fireball and accidentally launches it.

Luz: Wh... whoaaa!

The fireball goes off further into the Knee. When it lands, birds fly off.

A large growl is heard.

Eda: *gasp*

The Slitherbeast jumps over the trees. A large patch of fur has been burned off over its mouth—the Slitherbeast growls at the two.

Eda: You've angered the Slitherbeast.

Slitherbeast: *growls*

Eda: You've angered the Slitherbeast!

Luz: Will it accept a heartfelt apology?

The Slitherbeast sniffs and smells smoke around Luz. It growls and runs at her.

Luz: *screams*

Eda: *shoves Luz* Watch out!

The Slitherbeast grabs Eda as she screams and strains. The Slitherbeast growls.

Sora/Luz: Eda!

Amity: Luz!

The Blights arrive.

Edric: What did we miss?

Luz: Um...

Amity: Luz! What's going on?!

Luz: Uhhh...

Emira: Mittens, we've got bigger problems.

The Slitherbeast advances on them, Eda still held in one claw. It growls at them. Emira then runs in front of Luz and Amity.

Emira: Aw, he's so cute. Can we keep him?

Edric: *runs up with Emira* It's no bat, but we could try.

Edric and Emira both cast a lasso at the Slitherbeast's hands. It growls and pulls at the bonds. Edric and Emira struggle to keep hold.

Eda: You got it! Now finish it off!

Amity: I'm on it!

Amity runs forward and tries to cast with her wand, but it fails.

Amity: What?

Amity smacks the wand against her hand, then notices the low battery light.

Amity: Shoot! I must've used it all from earlier!

Luz: Oh no!

Emira: Come on, Luz!

Edric: Do those powerful spells you were talking about!

Luz: R-right!

Luz draws out and activates two more fire glyph cards.

Sora: Luz! Wait!

Luz tries to do what she tried to do before, but she loses control again, and it hits the ground hard, causing Edric and Emira to lose their grips on the Slitherbeast. Sora then steps in and summons his keyblade.

Sora: Step aside! I got this!

Sora charges magic onto the tip of his keyblade.

The Slitherbeast growls and frees its hands with a yell and tries to grab Emira and Edric but is blasted away from streams of brilliant light. The Slitherbeast drops Eda and is ultimately knocked out.

Luz: Eda!

Sora: You ok?

Eda stands up.

Eda: Yeah, I'm fine. Nice job, Sora.

Edric: Totally awesome, Sora!

Emira: Yeah, you're so cool! And that spell!

Amity: I've never seen that before! What was THAT?

Sora: *chuckles* It's my shotlock. I call it Ragnarok.

Edric/Emira: Cool!

Amity: Impressive.

While Eda and the Blights praise Sora, Luz looks down in frustration and shame.

[Cut to the Slitherbeast lying on the ground]

Behind the Slitherbeast, one Heartless appears from the ground. It sneaks up from behind the Slitherbeast and pounces on it.

[Cut back to the others]

Luz: ...I...

The others look at Luz.

Luz: I'm sorry I messed up, you guys.

Edric/Emira: Hey, don't worry about it.

Amity: Yeah, it was a good try.

Sora: Yeah, you just learned it. *puts his hand on Luz's shoulder* A little more practice, and you'll get the hang of it.

Eda: Except, I'll be taking over the training again. Sora, step back this time.

Luz was about to say something. But they all hear a roar from in front of them. The Slitherbeast has woken up, except it now has purplish-black fur with glowing yellow eyes.

[Play Kingdom Hearts 3 - Anger Unchained]

Edric: Woah! What the heck?!

Emira: It's not cute anymore!

Amity: What happened to it?!

Sora gasps as he takes a closer look at the darkened Slitherbeast. He sees the Heartless symbol on its forehead.

Sora: Heartless!

Everyone else: Heartless?!

Luz: But, I don't see any!

Eda: Where are they?!

Sora: We're looking at it! A Heartless consumed the Slitherbeast when we weren't looking! And now, it's turned into one!

Luz/Eda: Oh, heck!

The Blights started to get tense with fear.

Emira: Uhhhh, no clue what you're talking about.

Amity: Heartless? What's that?!

Luz: Monsters of Darkness. As Sora just said, they look for hearts and consume them. Then, whatever they consume turns into them.

Amity: Wait, consume hearts?!

Emira: As in-

Edric: Eat?!

Sora: You could say that. And you could now say that it sees us as its menu. Get ready, Eda!

Eda: Right!

Sora and Eda summon their weapons and enters their stances, ready to fight. However, the Slitherbeast lets out a roar that blows the group away. The Slitherbeast growls and rushes at the Blights and picks them up, but Amity falls through.

Amity: No!

The Heartless Slitherbeast grips Edric and Emira tight and scoops up Eda as well. The Heartless Slitherbeast then runs off at high speed. The captured witches yell as it goes. Amity, Sora, and Luz follow them for a bit, then stop to take deep breaths. The three watch trees shake as the Heartless Slitherbeast runs through them.

[End Kingdom Hearts 3 - Anger Unchained]

Luz: What do we do?

Amity: Sora and I are going after them. You are staying here.

Luz: But the beast has Eda! Let me help!

Amity: *advancing on Luz* No! I'm sorry, but it's clear that you're in way over your head in this. Now stay put. *pauses* You'll only get hurt.

She draws a circle in the air. A matching circle appears on the ground around Luz. With a flick of Amity's hand, a cage rises from the circle on the ground. Amity runs while Sora stays behind.

Luz: Amity! Wait!

Luz gets shocked by Amity's cage when she tries to escape.

Luz: Sora, get me out of here!

Sora gives Luz a stern look, causing her to be shocked.

Luz: Sora?

Sora: I'm sorry, Luz. But, Amity is right. Unfortunately, you can't help with this one.

Luz: Sora... please. Let me help.

Sora lowers his head in sadness, wishing he could. But he knows this is best for her.

Sora: Stay put. I promise Amity, and I will get everyone back, safe and sound.

Sora turns around and runs after Amity. Luz lowers her head for a bit and turns around.

Luz: Stupid island. *kicks rock* Ugh! Ow.

Luz then sits on the rock and looks at the Titan's Skull.

Luz: You were supposed to teach me magic. At least, I learned my second spell, but I ended making things worse, then worse.

Luz looks up, where clouds are parting to reveal stars. Snow is beginning to fall.

Luz: In the end, this is all I got.

She draws out a blank card and draws a light glyph. She activates it and watches as it flies into the sky. Stars blink above.

Luz: Wait... is that...

The stars form a constellation in the form of her light glyph. She traces the outer ring with her finger.

Luz: ...a light glyph? But what does that mean?

A snowflake lands on her glove. She looks at it, seeing a pattern in the center before it melts.

Luz: Whoa.

Determined, she grabs a stick. She breaks a twig off of it and catches another snowflake.

Luz: It means... magic is a gift from the island. It means...

She takes another blank card and draws the glyph from the snowflake onto it, adding a diamond to the bottom. She taps the glyph, backing away when a small pillar of ice rises from it.

Luz: ...magic is everywhere! Hmm... what if...

Luz then grabs a big stick and replicates the ice glyph on the ground. This time, it grows in size as the entire cage.

Luz: Magic is everywhere!

She jumps off the rock and activates the giant glyph. The resulting ice pillar grows taller than the cage, launching her through the air.

Luz: Woooo- Aaah! *lands in the snow* My third spell! *pops out* Thank you, snow! Thank you, island! Thank you, Eda. *pauses* Eda! I have to save her.

Luz gets out of her hole and runs as Luz runs out of some trees. Growling is heard from a cave obscured with fog.

[Cut to inside the cave, where the Heartless Slitherbeast spits purple goop at the wall]

It shoves Eda, Emira, and Edric against it. The goop closes around their torsos. The Heartless Slitherbeast hops away.

Emira: Don't worry. We'll be fine!

Skeletons drop from the ceiling.

Edric: No, we're gonna die.

Luz: That's right.

Luz pops up with a skull over her face.

Luz: Death is here. *lifts skull* Just kidding, Luz is here!

Eda: Kid, get outta here! I'm just gonna sneak away when the thing starts eating the twins.

Emira: Wait, what?!

Edric: *offended gasp*

Luz: Don't worry, Eda, I get it now. I was so obsessed with learning my second spell. I didn't listen to you. But now I'm gonna save you! *jumps away* Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Eda: Well, at least I got to see her misplaced confidence one last time.

[Cut to Amity and Sora peeking around a boulder with a serious expression]

Luz pops up under her with a similar expression. Finally, they both notice Luz, and their expressions become shocked.

Amity/Sora: *whispering* Luz!

Luz: *grinning* Hello!

They both duck behind the boulder.

Amity/Sora: H-how did you get past the barrier?

Luz: Magic! Literally! Now, forget that, because you and I are gonna have to work together if we want to save everyone. Okay, here's what we're gonna do. *whispers to Amity and Sora*

The Heartless Slitherbeast returns. It sprinkles assorted seasonings on Edric, Emira, and Eda's heads.

Eda: *sneezes* Ugh, I hate garlic.

The Heartless Slitherbeast was blasted in the back by a fireball. It turns around to see Luz and Sora holding his keyblade with steam emitting from the tip.

Luz: Hey! You big idiot! *waves her arms* Over here!

The Heartless Slitherbeast turns and growls. It jumps at Luz and Sora, who run. Amity climbs up to her siblings and Eda.

Edric: Amity!

Emira: Use that fire spell we taught you!

Amity: But I can't do it without the wand!

Emira: Yes, you can. Just focus.

Amity: Okay.

She slowly traces a spell circle in front of her. It wavers when she concentrates, but a ball of pink fire appears after a moment.

Emira: Cool. I didn't think you could actually do it.

Amity melts the three of them free.

[Play Kingdom Hearts 3 - Anger Unchained]

[Cut to Luz and Sora running with the Heartless Slitherbeast chasing in toe]

Luz: *screams*

Amity: Luz!

[Cut to Luz and Sora dodging the Heartless Slitherbeast and running out of the cave]

The Heartless Slitherbeast follows them until they get to a tree and stop. The Heartless Slitherbeast growls loudly, thinking it's got the humans cornered. The humans then smirk.

Luz: Gotcha!

Luz steps on a huge ice glyph drawn into the snow. The two duck away from the rising pillar of ice. The ice launches the Heartless Slitherbeast into the air, then landing hard on its back. Everyone else runs out of the cave. The Heartless Slitherbeast rights itself, screeches at the witches and runs at them. Eda turns to the Blights with a confident smile.

Eda: You want me to teach you kids something cool?

Amity/Emira: Yes!

Edric: Yes, please!

Eda runs forward, draws a large glowing yellowish-white spell circle.

Eda: Sleep spell!

Her spell circle passes around the Heartless Slitherbeast, causing It to fall to the ground and immediately snore.

Eda/Luz: Sora, now!

Sora points his keyblade at the Heartless Slitherbeast and shoots out a large light beam, destroying it.

[End Kingdom Hearts 3 - Anger Unchained]

After that, a heart is released into thin air as everyone watches.

Blights: Woooaaahh.

Luz: Now, that's my mentor! *runs up to Eda* Did you see? I learned my THIRD spell. I made the connection!

Eda: I saw. *ruffles Luz's hair* Nice work, kiddo. Now, as for the fire spell, *Eda turns to Sora* Sora, since you taught her that one, YOU'LL have to help her improve it. Got it?

Sora: *chuckles* Got it.

Eda: Good.

Emira: You showed some real bravery in there, sis.

Edric: Yeah, nice work, kiddo. *ruffles Amity's hair*

Amity: Stop!

Amity fixes her hair and approaches Luz and Sora.

Amity: So it looks like we'll be in the same class, after all, Luz.

Luz: Azura Book Club? Azura Book Club?!

Amity: As long as it's a secret club, okay?

Edric: It's not a secret!

Emira: We're gonna tell everyone!

Amity sighs.

Eda: *sneezes* Alright, your adorable banter is literally making me sick. Let's go home already.

Luz: On it, teach!

Luz draws another ice glyph and activates it. This one is a diagonal pillar of ice that sends Luz and Eda flying.

Luz/Eda: Whooooo/yaaaaaay!

The Blights and Sora watch them go.

Amity: Sora, you didn't launch with them?

Sora: Yeah, I'll go my way.

Sora begins to hover off the ground for and bit and rises higher into the sky. He then turns around to look at the Blights.

Emira/Edric: Woah!

Amity: WHAT THE HECK?! YOU CAN FLY?!

Sora: Yup.

Amity: SINCE WHEN?!

Sora: For about a year. *waves* See ya later.

Sora flies away as the Blights watch Sora flying away. Emira then turns to her siblings.

Edric: Aww, I wanna fly!

Emira: I think we can go the normal way.

[Cut to the Owl House, where the stuffing is raining down in the living room]

King: Private Hooty, today, when the felt flew, you showed grit and determination that were instrumental in securing our victory. May I just say, it has been an honor to be your commander.

Hooty: Sir, the honor has been all mine.

King: Private, *hugs Hooty* our hearts have been touched by fire, and-

Eda: Ahem.

[Pan to Eda, Luz, and Sora watching from the doorway]

Eda: What the heck did you two get into?

King: Um, excuse me? We're having a moment here!

Hooty: You'll never understand what we've been through together! Never! Never!

King walks away.

King: Ugh, moment ruined.

Hooty: I will be haunted by my actions forever. Hoot hoot.